1st Build New to cosplay halo reach trooper/marine

[FatLeafyGreen]

Most of these templates are credited to Halex who also started his work i been working on this project for about 4 weeks and half weeks now im not in a rush and i don’t mind if people wanna help me especially because im new to this but my progress has been met with great results so far im not done but these are just some images i wanna post from my start and such just to kinda get the community involved with me i hope to hear what yall think especially if u think i need to this or that also if anyone can help me find the GUNGNIR shoulder pads that would be amazing anyways thanks for reading if yall have any suggestions or questions lmk!!

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

this was what i got when i started on the upper chest plate and most of the upper body i had to make a few tweaks but overall most of it was simple once you pulled those all nighters for the first week of progress despite having a few templates some parts of the armor was improvised especially the back which was especially challenging for me especially because i was new and so on but with not much to do i decided that spending hours on this would work which his honestly have i learned that just taking breaks was what i needed the most throughout it

 

[Cadet]

GUNGNIR shoulders in both Regular and Foam Optimized Pepakura files can be found here:

Halo: Reach - MJOLNIR Mark V - GUNGNIR

This is a comprehensive zip file including numerous files from multiple artists. Contents of zip-file: halo-reach-mjolnir-mkv-gungnir-helmet.pdo Modeler: Master Builder Extractor: Arcanine halo-reach-mjolnir-mkv-gungnir-helmet-foam.pdo Modeler...

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I know you have templates already, but if you wanted to browse, here are our Reach Army Trooper/Marine Templates:
Halo: Reach - UNSC Marine

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[FatLeafyGreen]

I used the female troopers as most of my references especially because they lacked most of the accessories that the males had which helped when I couldn’t tell what i was looking at and drawing every template by hand did take me longer but truthfully im not a big tech guy so i had no idea how to use the models and so on so idk if i made this unnecessarily more harder or if it was more better the other photos was just to show more of my progress by the second week which school started and so on which took me some time but i worked throughout i would have posted most progress but i forgot to take pics throughout the second week but the 3rd week would be a waiting game for me for all the Materials and so on to come in but i did work and tweak things which i will share in my next post

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

GUNGNIR shoulders in both Regular and Foam Optimized Pepakura files can be found here:

Halo: Reach - MJOLNIR Mark V - GUNGNIR

This is a comprehensive zip file including numerous files from multiple artists. Contents of zip-file: halo-reach-mjolnir-mkv-gungnir-helmet.pdo Modeler: Master Builder Extractor: Arcanine halo-reach-mjolnir-mkv-gungnir-helmet-foam.pdo Modeler...

www.405th.com

I know you have templates already, but if you wanted to browse, here are our Reach Army Trooper/Marine Templates:
Halo: Reach - UNSC Marine

Additionally, your posts are currently hard to read due to a lack of punctuation. If you take the time to add those in, it will make your posts easier to read and you can get better feed back.

Sorry about that i will work on that im a poor typer on computer and I appreciate that because 100% of my templates have been hand drawn and made that harder.

 

[Cadet]

If you would like additional templates and patterns, search for Andrew DFT. He also has templates available, as well as a whole series of YouTube Videos telling you how to use his patterns. His Reach series is Titled "ODST," but the Reach area ODST has the same base as the Marine and Army Trooper, just has the standard ODST shoulders, helmet, and chest plate mounted on top of the Reach soldier chest plate. So, you can use everything from his "ODST" tutorials and templates except for those parts and get a solid Reach Trooper:

HOW TO: ODST TUTORIALS

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[FatLeafyGreen]

Ok and this was week 3 of everything. My friend had helped me with the helmet he had a 3d printer he could use. We looked online for a template to use for the helmet which we founded. I then started to work on making the chest plate look better and same with the back. which admittedly caused me more trouble than anything i messed up 2 times trying to fix the back straps. And slowly moved to making templates for the legs. I even looked up different foam techniques. A commenter suggested “Andrew DFT” which i used his thigh template i didn't have a printer unfortunately so i just copied it by hand i will show you the results of next week and the most recent version of what i had done.

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

If you would like additional templates and patterns, search for Andrew DFT. He also has templates available, as well as a whole series of YouTube Videos telling you how to use his patterns. His Reach series is Titled "ODST," but the Reach area ODST has the same base as the Marine and Army Trooper, just has the standard ODST shoulders, helmet, and chest plate mounted on top of the Reach soldier chest plate. So, you can use everything from his "ODST" tutorials and templates except for those parts and get a solid Reach Trooper:

HOW TO: ODST TUTORIALS

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Thank you i have watched his video which helped with the thigh plate. I liked his shin guard but i just couldn’t replicated as well. So i ended up making my own version of it but your a star. i didn’t really believe my friend when he said get involved with the community and so on

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

So this will be the second to last post until everything is caught up. This was what i came up with for the shin guards not to crazy but yk something. I plan on adding a few more details to it afterwards. I know its not accurate but as many other cosplayer channels said. “Just have fun with it” anyways the next post will be posted soon

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

So i did lil pose yk haha… anyways yea this what i got so far im pretty proud but again if you guys have any critiques then by all means the helmet is done overall. I just need to wait one more week. For the supplies to come in so i can go more into detail with things and of course… BUILD THE SHOULDERS!!! My partner is doing most of the sewing work so i will be waiting until then. anyways this will be the last post until next week thank you for reading and if you guys want a noobies drawn out templates ill send u the ones i have left peace!!!!!

 

[ArrowsInClover]

Looks awesome!

 

[Negativecacti]

When you use hot glue what I do is take the hot tip and smooth out and clean up the spillage on the outside to make it look nice. Other than that it's looks pretty good so far

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

When you use hot glue what I do is take the hot tip and smooth out and clean up the spillage on the outside to make it look nice. Other than that it's looks pretty good so far

Ill keep in mind is there any other way to smooth it when dried? Or should i heat it up to do that?

 

[Negativecacti]

Ill keep in mind is there any other way to smooth it when dried? Or should i heat it up to do that?

I mean you can "try" to trim it with a sharp blade but i don't really recommend that. I just plug in the hot glue gun wait for it to heat up and smooth and shape it that way

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

Hello again and sorry for about a 3 week stop on three project just got too busy and was saving up money for more supplies. Anyways I bought most of everything I needed to continue and this was small progress i was able to do. The only problem im having right now is tryna make the shoulder pads. Even tho someone sent me em, they unfortunately was the wrong ones and i keep looking at the shoulder pads on my reference photos and they look bigger then the foam i have. So im kinda just stuck and have no idea if i should get 25mm foam or just try to find someone to 3d print it. If you guys have any suggestions i will gladly take it i will keep you updated on more advancements.

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

I realize now i had to redo the breast Plate didn’t look like how it did on the games. So i had to redo it im really proud of it and feel it looks better now. I downsize it by half a inch as well, and started to work on the lil stomach Plate. I purchased the ammo pouch for the chest and got some LED’s for the glasses. I plan on making some lights for my helmet, leg plates, etc so this project has been opening my mind to many different things. I absolutely love it i will post when the other stuff comes in

 

[Gordon]

I don't know much about foam but I know a heat gun and a dremel are your best friend in foam smithing!

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

I don't know much about foam but I know a heat gun and a dremel are your best friend in foam smithing!

Indeed i ended up getting the dremel and already own a heat gun but the dremel is working wonders

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

Just got the shoulders done sorry if English is bad. I stilled up all night working on this couldn’t find no templates so made my own. Looks great and now i could start painting soon after a good few days of sanding. Cya next time i can post. (Covered face had a big pimple didn’t like)

 

[FatLeafyGreen]

So now i will just be doing small details and start sanding everything tho is basically done. Can’t wait to finish this up and have been really proud of my work so far. But i know we still got alot to get done before i continue paddling myself on the back. I’ll update you when my electric stuff comes in next week. And the sanding ofc